By Samantha Berkhead Editor-in-Chief In the 1980s, cartoonist Alison Bechdel created a system to test gender bias in media. The Bechdel test is simple in its requirements. A film, television show or any other storytelling media passes the Bechdel test if it has at least two women in it who talk to each other about…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor Second-half woes struck the women’s basketball team yet again last Sunday as they fell to Butler, 64-46. The Bonnies travel to George Washington Sunday for a 2 p.m. game against the Colonials. With only three games left in the season, the Bonnies (9-16, 2-8) need to find their groove in…
By Pat Tintle Contributing Writer Even though the softball team has not played in the Atlantic 10 playoffs in three years, Head Coach Mike Treehouse is confident in the program’s future. “If we keep walking forward and get better every day, the wins will start coming,” Threehouse said. The Bonnies are coming off a 17-27…
By Gwen Furmanek Assistant Opinion Editor We’ve begun a new year, and with it should come progress in policy. Change happened this past week when a historic moment in history occurred. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced the U.S. military is lifting its prohibition…
By Alexandra Salerno Managing Editor Before Patricia Burlaud spoke at this year’s Mary Devereux Luncheon, Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., university president, called her “a women every bit as extraordinary as Mary Devereux.” Burlaud is a quark physicist who dedicated more than three decades of her life to the educational and leadership advancements of women in…
By Angelia Roggie Features Editor Female athletes can feel truly important. At least, author Andrea Montalbano seems to think so. “The very act of signing her up and bringing her to her first practice … tells her she can do it and that she is important,” Montalbano said. “You are telling her that you believe…
By Amanda Klein Advisory Editor I love to run. I’ve run four races in the last year, and I’m training for a 10k in May. I zone out, listen to my iPod and look at the Allegheny River. Once I hear footsteps behind me, that pleasantry fades. Panic sets in. Even…
By Angelia Roggie Features Editor In an age of skinny models and tiny sizes, women constantly compare themselves to each other. According to the Media Awareness Network’s website, 50 to 70 percent of girls at a healthy weight believe they are overweight, and research indicates 90 percent of women are unhappy with their appearance in…
